NIGHT 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – HANEDA AIRPORT
Tour guide welcomes guests at the international departure terminal, Tan Son Nhat airport. Check in for Japan Airlines flight JL070 (23:20-06:50) departing for Haneda - Japan.
You will have a light meal and spend the night on the plane.
DAY 1: HANEDA – ASAHIKAWA (Lunch/Dinner)
Morning: The plane is expected to land at Haneda Airport (Tokyo) at around 06:50. After completing immigration procedures, you will take domestic flight JL 553 (10:55 – 12:30) from Haneda to Asahikawa Airport to the beautiful island of Hokkaido. At noon, you will have a light lunch.
Afternoon: After getting luggage, the group departs. The car takes you to visit:
- Asahiyama Zoo: is the northernmost zoo in Japan in Asahikawa City with a long history, opened in 1967. Asahiyama Natural Animal Sanctuary is the first facility in Japan to successfully breed cold-climate animals such as Polar Bears, Amur Leopards and Scops Owls in the natural environment. The animals in the zoo are mainly cold-climate animals. There are more than 700 animals of 124 species living in an environment similar to their natural environment.
Evening: Have dinner and check in hotel, stay overnight in Monbetsu.
DAY 2: MONBETSU - ASAHIKAWA (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Morning: The group has breakfast at the hotel. Check out. The car and tour guide pick up the group to continue the tour:
Tour group:
- Tokkari Okhotsk Seal Center: a place to preserve marine life, injured seals at sea will be brought to Tokkari Okhotsk center for treatment and care. Here you can watch the cute performances of the seals right in front of your eyes. Moreover, visitors can experience feeding the seals themselves, learn how to make signs and signals for the seals to follow their movements such as clapping, closing eyes, spinning around on the ground, catching hoops,...
- Crab Claw Statue: The giant crab claw is an architectural work symbolizing Mombetsu, 12 meters high, 6 meters wide, and weighing 7 tons. It means that Mombetsu is a place with abundant seafood, especially delicious crab dishes.
Lunch: The group has lunch at the restaurant, then continues to visit:
- Shibazakura Takinoue kōen Park (Shibazakura): Shibazakura, in Japanese called Shibazakura, is a flower that symbolizes sweet dreams and harmony, with a gentle fragrance. The petals are small but when combined together they create flower carpets that make people stunned. Shibazakura flowers come in 4 colors: red, pink, white and purple, but pink is the most popular color. Walking on the clean roads interspersed with fields, visitors can enjoy the wonderful scenery of Hokkaido, breathe in the clear air with the faint scent of Shibazakura flowers, and listen to the gentle music playing on each stretch of road... Those feelings are unforgettable.
The group moved back to Asahikawa.
Evening: Dinner and check in hotel in Asahikawa.
DAY 3: ASAHIKAWA - SAPPORO (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Morning: The group has breakfast at the hotel. Check out. The car and tour guide pick up the group to visit:
- Maruyama Park: Located at the foot of Mount Maruyama in the west of Sapporo, Maruyama Park is a green oasis where unspoiled nature meets the modern pace of the city. With its large area, Maruyama Park is an ideal destination for those looking for relaxation, exploring nature and experiencing local culture. In spring, this is the ideal time to admire the beauty of hundreds of cherry blossoms in full bloom, creating a romantic and poetic scene.
Lunch: The group has lunch at a local restaurant, then continues to visit:
- Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo-Kitahiroshima: A shopping facility where you can enjoy branded shopping with a wide variety of stores, from international brands to local brands and new brands opening for the first time in Japan. In particular, all items here are tax-free.
Evening: Dinner and overnight stay in Sapporo.
DAY 4: SAPPORO (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Morning: The group has breakfast at the hotel. Check out. The car and tour guide pick up the group to visit:
- Otaru Canal: With a total length of 1,140m, the stone warehouses on both sides of the canal still retain their original appearance and are now being reused as restaurants. When dusk falls, the lampposts and stone warehouses are lit up, giving you a completely different atmosphere than during the day.
Lunch: The group has lunch at a local restaurant, then continues to visit:
- Beer Museum: is a place to introduce the history and beer production process through the ages of Japan. When visiting, you can learn about how Sapporo beer is produced from the smallest stages such as: preparing ingredients, the fermentation process and how beer develops through the ages.
- Hokkaido City Hall: A 2.5 million-piece red brick building built in 1888 in the American neo-baroque style. One of the tallest, largest buildings in Japan at 33 m. A famous symbol of Hokkaido, it houses historical exhibits, a museum shop, a tourist information office, and a conference room.
Evening: The group has dinner at the restaurant and returns to the hotel in Sapporo to rest.
(You are free to bathe in the natural hot spring (Onsen) in the hotel grounds in Japanese style (called Onsen in Japanese - the Japanese believe that soaking in hot springs will cure some diseases such as joint pain, aches and pains... and some other diseases)
DAY 5: SAPPORO – HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast/Lunch)
Morning: The group has breakfast at the hotel. Check out. The car and tour guide pick up the group to visit:
- Nijo Fish Market: With a history of over a hundred years, it is a wholesale market that is familiar to the people of this city. In addition to Hokkaido seafood products such as salmon, crab, and scallops, the market also sells fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products. Today, Nijo Fish Market still has stores that have been operating stably for decades.
- Shiroi Koibito Park: A unique tourist destination in Sapporo. Here, visitors have the opportunity to visit the production line of white chocolate cat tongue cookies. Besides, visitors can learn more about chocolate. Besides, in winter, Shiroi Koibito Park is splendidly decorated with thousands of colorful lights. Buildings, trees, and even giant candies are all lit up, creating a warm and sparkling space.
Lunch: The group has lunch at a local restaurant, then continues to visit:
- Then the group is free to shop at AEON MALL CHITOSE: with many famous brands and a variety of items, souvenirs, ... shopping at an unbeatable price.
- Then move to New Chitose airport to check in for flight JL 530 (21:30 - 23:10) back to Haneda airport (Tokyo). After that, the group continues to connect to flight JL 079 (01:25 - 05:15) on May 1, 2025 to Saigon.